Groveton Centerville baseball shuts out Gordon 2-0 to capture 1A state title
Posted/updated on: June 6, 2026 at 3:10 pm
ROUND ROCK, Texas (KETK) — For the first time in school history, the Groveton Centerville Bulldogs are state champions.
The Centerville baseball team shut out the Gordon Longhorns 2-0 on Saturday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, capturing the 1A state title for the first time in program history.
Centerville, the visiting team, scored two runs in the top of the first thanks to a two-RBI single to center by Chris Fry to drive in Hardy Brown and Wyatt Clede, putting the ‘Dogs up 2-0.
Centerville then turned the ball over to their ace on the mound, Sam Houston State commit Kolt Larsen, and Larsen went the distance, striking out 11 Gordon batters and throwing a complete-game shutout to lift Centerville to the historic state title victory.
Centerville finishes the 2026 season at 24-1 and as state champions for the first time in school history.
